Monday 16 November 2020

Nikkei Virtual Global Forum set to kick off next month

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 16 -- Nikkei Inc set to kick off its next Nikkei Virtual Global Forum on Dec 2, bringing together political and business leaders to discuss Japan's goal of becoming the most dynamic international business hub in the region.

Nikkei in a statement said, in this special edition of the Nikkei Virtual Global Forum, it focuses on the prospects and challenges ahead for Japan, with input from experts in the US and UK.

Scheduled speakers include Kurt Tong, former US Consul General of Hong Kong; James G. Stavridis, operating executive of The Carlyle Group; Sir Roger Gifford, Chair, City of London's Green Finance Institute; Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo; and Yasutoshi Nishimura, the Japanese minister of economic revitalization.

Joining these dignitaries are executives from banks and securities companies such as Mizuho, SMBC, Nomura and Daiwa.

The event will be hosted by Nikkei and moderated by Financial Times Chair of the Editorial Board and Editor-at-Large Gillian Tett, former editor Lionel Barber, Professor Heizo Takenaka of Toyo University and Nikkei Chair of the Editorial Committee Akio Fujii.

The free forum will simulcast in English and Japanese, registration is required to watch the live streaming. It will be archived for later viewing from Dec 8.

More details at https://www.global-nikkei.com/nvgfif_en/

-- BERNAMA

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